Commentary

Hypertension in the Elderly


 

Reference

Aronow, WS, et al. "ACCF/AHA 2011 Expert Consensus Document on Hypertension in the Elderly. A Report of the American College of Cardiology Task Force on Clinical Expert Consensus Documents in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology, American Geriatrics Society, American Society for Preventive Cardiology, American Society of Hypertension, American Society of Nephrology, Association of Black Cardiologists, and European Society of Hypertension," published online April 25 (J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. 2011;57 [doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2011.01.008]).

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